The baby name Elton appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1927 with 460 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Elton has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 7 |
| 1911 | 23 |
| 1912 | 96 |
| 1913 | 105 |
| 1914 | 193 |
| 1915 | 332 |
| 1916 | 355 |
| 1917 | 349 |
| 1918 | 347 |
| 1919 | 345 |
| 1920 | 403 |
| 1921 | 432 |
| 1922 | 394 |
| 1923 | 381 |
| 1924 | 433 |
| 1925 | 343 |
| 1926 | 377 |
| 1927 | 5 |
| 1927 | 460 |
| 1928 | 320 |
| 1929 | 404 |
| 1930 | 374 |
| 1931 | 314 |
| 1932 | 291 |
| 1933 | 269 |
| 1934 | 285 |
| 1935 | 220 |
| 1936 | 213 |
| 1937 | 221 |
| 1938 | 213 |
| 1939 | 193 |
| 1940 | 277 |
| 1941 | 226 |
| 1942 | 192 |
| 1943 | 255 |
| 1944 | 272 |
| 1945 | 211 |
| 1946 | 214 |
| 1947 | 263 |
| 1948 | 235 |
| 1949 | 238 |
| 1950 | 187 |
| 1951 | 266 |
| 1952 | 225 |
| 1953 | 338 |
| 1954 | 248 |
| 1955 | 340 |
| 1956 | 337 |
| 1957 | 354 |
| 1958 | 300 |
| 1959 | 298 |
| 1960 | 271 |
| 1961 | 159 |
| 1962 | 212 |
| 1963 | 158 |
| 1964 | 154 |
| 1965 | 206 |
| 1966 | 95 |
| 1967 | 108 |
| 1968 | 80 |
| 1969 | 25 |
| 1970 | 82 |
| 1971 | 102 |
| 1972 | 123 |
| 1973 | 169 |
| 1974 | 225 |
| 1975 | 259 |
| 1976 | 250 |
| 1977 | 138 |
| 1978 | 101 |
| 1979 | 106 |
| 1980 | 96 |
| 1981 | 85 |
| 1982 | 96 |
| 1983 | 80 |
| 1984 | 86 |
| 1985 | 80 |
| 1986 | 57 |
| 1987 | 35 |
| 1988 | 55 |
| 1989 | 43 |
| 1990 | 69 |
| 1991 | 31 |
| 1992 | 27 |
| 1993 | 50 |
| 1994 | 17 |
| 1995 | 18 |
| 1996 | 18 |
| 1997 | 20 |
| 1998 | 28 |
| 1999 | 10 |
| 2000 | 37 |
| 2001 | 16 |
| 2002 | 24 |
| 2003 | 17 |
| 2004 | 25 |
| 2005 | 27 |
| 2006 | 16 |
| 2007 | 26 |
| 2008 | 28 |
| 2009 | 21 |
| 2010 | 24 |
| 2011 | 23 |
| 2012 | 17 |
| 2013 | 33 |
| 2014 | 34 |
| 2015 | 32 |
| 2016 | 37 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2019 | 44 |
| 2020 | 32 |
| 2021 | 57 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2024 | 29 |